Sporting Kansas City was eliminated from MLS Cup contention after losing to Houston 2-1 aggreagate over the span of two games. They finished the year as US Open Cup Champions and a Kansas City team record of 63 points.

Was out at LSP tonight as I am for every match. The Blueprint is there now for how to stop SKC. Actually Houston displayed it to perfection last fall. If an expansion side can generate this result with a brand new central defender whose best asset was his love handles, I am surely concerned for next several weeks....

I don't really believe that at all yet.

Nothing here has happened that has not happened to every other MLS team.

SKC put pressure on the goal late, just a couple went wide. Parking suuuu*******s out there. I drove over the grass (thanks jeep) to get out in like 50 minutes. Is Bobby Convey on this team or what? I am not that down on them because there will be days like this, but I can see the dog days of summer kill some of the zest on the fans.

Nothing here has happened that has not happened to every other MLS team.

Versus the Impact? Sorry there is no true finisher on this team. Sapong still lacks a killer instinct. Kei plays his heart out every game and takes it personally for sure but he takes a zillion shots and many are ill advised for someone so inaccurate. And Teal...ugh... Perhaps another on the roster could show well if given a chance... Your thoughts?

I don't think Sapong or Bunbury are good enough, to be honest. We need strikers that can create and find the net. I get it that their role right now is to receive the ball and hold it up, but they can't even do that. Plus, it does no good to hold the ball up if all you're going to do is turn around and not pass it, anyway.

Versus the Impact? Sorry there is no true finisher on this team. Sapong still lacks a killer instinct. Kei plays his heart out every game and takes it personally for sure but he takes a zillion shots and many are ill advised for someone so inaccurate. And Teal...ugh... Perhaps another on the roster could show well if given a chance... Your thoughts?

Feel free to jump off the cliff but I have watched sports for way too long to feel like this is a doom scenario. There is no reason to think that they can't improve and get better over the span of the season and be right there with any other team in the league.